#99 MASTER CLASS — THE ARTIST’S PROCESS with MARJORIE THOMPSON PART 2
Bringing it all together. In Part 2 of this Master Class, Marji takes us deeper into her studio as she navigates the final stages of her painting. Watch how she tackles those tricky finishing touches—making subtle adjustments, integrating layers, and moving her piece to completion. How does she decide when it’s done? What little changes make the biggest impact? Follow along as Marji shares her insights, decisions, and techniques for taking a painting across the finish line.
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I love these masterclasses. Thank you Marji! I find them inspiring and informative. I learn the most from watching the process other artists use.
Thank you Mari. This series was both inspiring and calming to watch. I would love more masterclasses showing process
Thank you so much. It is like magic to watch you make small adjustments which immediately take the eye.back or forward. It is traveling through the forest at leisure.
Sally
Marci, Thank you immensely for allowing us in to your process. I’ve watched Part 2 this morning with the sounds of rain amid a landscape of beautiful trees amid many beautiful buildings in Singapore as my partner recovers from surgery in a hospital nearby. Your technique and painting brought to me a peace I needed across the world with post election news all around. I will use your methodical feeling approach that incorporated the technical aspects, but did so while considering how you wanted the painting to feel or how you felt about the whole of the painting. Your work is lovely, and I feel incredibly fortunate to be a part of this community.
Amy Barrilleaux Dellinger
Darn spell changer…Dear MARJI…
Thank you Margie! You are so generous in sharing your knowledge and expertise.
Brilliant! And, such a pleasure to watch your process. Thank you, Marji. Quick question: what was the name of the “mask” you used for the tree? I thought I heard “Mask Tech,” but I’m not sure.
Thanks Denise! The product is called Peel Tek. It is.a commercial liquid latex mask. Its available in some hardware stores, sometimes on Amazon and there are also online places that sell it. I’ve heard people say the Jasco product does not compare.
Thank you, Marji!
One of the best classes I have watched. Visual learners will get so much out of this. Amazing marriage of thought and intuition as many are applauding. And to watch your brush strokes was such a great learning experience. Lots of time this took and can’t thank you enough! Yay and Wow Marji!
Thank you Lorie. I am also a visual learner, so I am happy to hear that the video does hit the mark in that sense. Thanks for dropping in to my studio!
This series is fantastic, and your result is beautiful! Thank you for sharing your process. Where can we find the document you mentioned?
Hi Linda, I’m going to see if we can add the document with the photos of the passes on the paintings here. Stay tuned.
Hi Linda, the document showing the passes on the painting is now available.
Inspirational!
Thank you Marji!!
This two masterclasses are so so helpful! I love how you paint “loose” yet with clear intention..I´m impressed of how you manage to stay focused with all messy shapes and lines and colors…I find it difficult to Not get stuck trying too clear things out..You showed “How To ” do that!
It was lovley to ,in the moment/action listen to your dialog with the painting, that was inspiering and wery helpfull!
This made me realise that I´m on track! Thank you!!